EXERCISE ONE
– LEVELS A1-2
Select the correct form.
1.
a. Where are you come from? b. Where do you from? c. Where are you from? d. Where do you be from?
2.
Is she from Rome? a. Yes, she does. b. Yes, she’s. c. Yes, she from Rome. d. No, she isn’t.
3.
a. I didn’t go to the cinema last night. b. I went not to the cinema last night. c. I didn’t went to the cinema last night. d. I don’t go to the cinema last night.
4.
a. The Star Hotel is expensiver than the Ritz Hotel. b. The Ritz Hotel is more cheap than the Star Hotel. c. The Ritz Hotel is more cheaper than the Star Hotel. d. The Star Hotel is more expensive than the Ritz Hotel.
5.
a. I don’t have no money. b. I don’t have some money. c. I have any money. d. I have some money.
6.
How old is she? a. She has ten years. b. She is ten years old. c. She is old ten. d. She has ten years old.
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7.
a. There is any rice in the kitchen. b. There is a rice in the kitchen. c. There isn’t some rice in the kitchen. d. There isn’t any rice in the kitchen.
8.
a. He is the most good singer in the world. b. He is the best singer in the world. c. He is the better singer in the world. d. He is the baddest singer in the world.
9.
What is your job? a.
I am engineer. b. I do the engineer. c.
My job is engineer. d.I am an engineer.
10.
a. What is he doing at the moment? b. What does he do at the moment? c. What he doing at the moment? d. What does he doing at the moment?
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EXERCISE TWO
– LEVELS A1-2
Use the words in the table below to complete the text.
HAVE
LIVES
A
WORKS
HAS
DON’T
ANY
WORKING
DOESN’T
IS
Paul is French, but he ___________________ (1) live in France. He __________________ (2) in
London. He is __________________ (3) waiter. He lives with his English wife, Sarah. They
___________________ (4) have ___________________ (5) children, but they
____________________ (6) a dog, called Woof. Next year, Paul ___________________ (7) going on holiday to Brazil. He ____________________ (8) never been there before, so he’s very excited.
Paul ____________________ (9) in a big restaurant, which is always full of tourists. He doesn’t like ____________________ (10) there.
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EXERCISE THREE – LEVEL A2
Each of the sentences below contains a mistake. Underline the mistake and write the correct form of the sentence.
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1.
I read a lot books.
2.
He is having two brothers and a sister.
3.
He has never gone to Rome.
4.
She has drunk four cups of coffee yesterday.
5.
She drinks much vodka.
6.
I have an information for you.
7.
She wouldn’t like going to India.
8.
He likes some coca cola.
9.
I have ate too much cake.
10.
That car going to have an accident!
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Now look at the key and check your marks out of 30. If you have scored over 20, you should sign up for an A2 level course, or continue with the test. If you have scored under 20, we recommend that you follow an A1 (false beginners) level course.
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EXERCISE FOUR – LEVEL B1
Underline the correct form to complete the sentences below.
1.
(Although / Despite / Because / Whereas) it was raining, we decided to go to the beach.
2.
What (did you do / were you doing / would you do / had you done) if I called you a liar?
3.
His hands are dirty because (he has worked in the garden all morning / he was working in the garden all morning / he has been working in the garden all morning).
4.
Glass (makes / is made / made / was make) from sand.
5.
When Giacomo first moved to Britain he (didn’t use to drive / wasn’t used to drive / got used to drive / wasn’t used to driving) on the left.
6.
I am very tense because (I have drunk / I have been drinking / I drank / I had drunk) too much coffee this morning).
7.
The room (is cleaned / has been cleaned / is be cleaned / is being cleaned) at the moment.
8.
If I (win / won / had won / were winning) the lottery, I wouldn’t know what to do with all the money.
9.
When I was a child, I (used to play / was used to playing / got used to playing) with dolls.
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10.
Please call me as soon as you (will get / will have got / get / had got) home.
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EXERCISE FIVE – LEVEL B1
Rewrite the following sentences, so that they have the same meaning.
1.
They have already done the work.
The work __________________________________________________________________.
2.
She doesn’t want to be so fat.
She wishes _________________________________________________________________.
3.
“I like riding and playing tennis”, he said.
He told me that _______________________________________________________________.
4.
They are solving the problem right now.
The problem _________________________________________________________________.
5.
He hasn’t finished his homework yet.
He still ______________________________________________________________________.
6.
He should have worked harder.
He didn’t ______________________________________________________________ enough.
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EXERCISE SIX – LEVEL B1
Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline the mistake and write the correct form of the sentence.
1.
I would be very worried if someone points a gun at me.
2.
I’ll write to you when I will get back from my holidays.
3.
I have studied French when I was at school.
4.
If someone would open your private letters, how did you react?
5.
The telephone was ringing when I had a shower.
6.
I am going study very hard for the exam next week.
7.
He was having a lot of toys when he was a child.
8.
I am not believing you.
9.
Shakespeare has never been to India.
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EXERCISE SEVEN – LEVEL B1
Insert an appropriate word to complete each of the following sentences.
1.
What are you ___________________________ to do when you finish university?
2.
What languages ___________________________ you study if you wanted to travel around the world?
3.
He ________________________ me he didn’t like his new job.
4.
My bicycle has _________________________ stolen.
5.
I ____________________ been working very hard all morning.
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Now look at the key and check your marks out of 30 for Exercises Four to Seven. If you have scored over 20, you should sign up for an B1 level course, or continue with the test. If you have scored under 20, we recommend that you follow an A2
(Pre-Intermediate) level course.
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EXERCISE EIGHT – LEVEL B2
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given in brackets plus other words.
1.
We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minutes. (LEAST)
It will ________________________________________________ 30 minutes to get to the airport.
2.
“I don’t mind which film we see”, I said. (MATTER)
I said that ________________________________________________ me which film we saw.
3.
You’re tired because you stayed up very late last night. (IF)
You wouldn’t be tired ________________________________________________ to bed earlier last night.
4.
I hadn’t made a speech before, so I was very nervous. (USED)
Because I ________________________________________________ speeches, I was very nervous.
5.
I suppose it’s possible that she didn’t understand my message. (MAY)
I suppose ________________________________________________ my message.
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6.
A local mechanic repaired our car. (HAD)
We ________________________________________________ by a local mechanic.
7.
I was the only person who wanted to watch the programme. (ELSE)
There was ________________________________________________ who wanted to watch the programme.
8.
Very few tickets are left, so book now! (HARDLY)
Book now, because ________________________________________________.
9.
When should we collect the books we ordered last week? (SUPPOSED)
When ________________________________________________up the books we ordered last week?
10.
He reacted to the suggestion cautiously, but he agreed to consider it. (WITH)
He treated ________________________________________________, but he agreed to consider it.
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EXERCISE NINE – LEVEL B2
Underline the correct form to complete the following sentences.
1.
(If he wouldn’t have gone / If he hadn’t went / If he didn’t go / Had he not gone) on holiday to
England, his English wouldn’t be so good.
2.
You should give up (to smoke / smoking / cigarette / the cigarettes) if you don’t want to have health problems.
3.
When we (got off / went out / set out / set up) for our holidays, we were very excited.
4.
He (was working / had been working / has been working / had worked) for four hours when his boss telephoned.
5.
Often an apparently simple job will take (up / on / out / through) a whole afternoon.
6.
He’s such a liar! He’s always (making out / invent / saying / making up) stupid stories.
7.
None of (Rob or John / they / him or him / them) have any idea.
8.
Internet chat rooms are a good way for people to get to know (each other / themselves / them / one other).
9.
She was given the part (even if / despite / even though / even when) she didn’t have any experience.
10.
Let’s order some drinks, (do we / shall we / let we / must we)?
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EXERCISE TEN – LEVEL B2
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Use the words given in brackets to form similar, related words and fill in the gaps.
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping __________________________ (1. depressed) away. It improves your body and your mind and _________________________ (2. able) you to perform better in the workplace and at home. Proper __________________________ (3. breath) is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take your heart rate into__________________________ (4. consider). It can be __________________________ (5. harm) to do too much exercise, so be careful. All good fitness instructors emphasise the
__________________________ (6. important) of “listening to your body”. Exercise should not necessarily be seen as a __________________________ (7. demand) task; it can be as easy as a quick walk. You should improve your level of __________________________ (8. fit) step-bystep, gradually __________________________ (9. build) up your levels of stamina. If you exercise for just twenty minutes a day, three or four times a week, you will notice a
__________________________ (10. different) in your body and mind in just a few weeks.
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Now look at the key and check your marks out of 30 for Exercises Eight to Ten. If you have scored over 20, you should sign up for an B2 level course. If you have scored under 20, we recommend that you follow a B1 (Intermediate) level course.
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KEY
EXERCISE ONE
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. A
EXERCISE TWO
1. DOESN’T
2. LIVES
3. A
4. DON’T
5. ANY
6. HAVE
7. IS
8. HAS
9. WORKS
10. WORKING
EXERCISE THREE
1. I READ A LOT OF BOOKS.
2. HE HAS TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER.
3. HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO ROME.
4. SHE DRANK FOUR CUPS OF COFFEE YESTERDAY.
5. SHE DRINKS A LOT OF VODKA. / SHE DRINKS TOO MUCH VODKA.
6. I HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU. / I HAVE A PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR YOU.
7. SHE WOULDN’T LIKE TO GO TO INDIA.
8. HE LIKES COCA COLA. / HE WOULD LIKE SOME COCA COLA.
9. I HAVE EATEN TOO MUCH CAKE.
10. THAT CAR IS GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
EXERCISE FOUR
1. ALTHOUGH
2. WOULD YOU DO
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3. HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE GARDEN ALL MORNING
4. IS MADE
5. WASN’T USED TO DRIVING
6. I HAVE DRUNK
7. IS BEING CLEANED
8. WON
9. USED TO PLAY
10. GET
EXERCISE FIVE
1. THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
2. SHE WISHES SHE WASN’T SO FAT.
3. HE TOLD ME THAT HE LIKED RIDING AND PLAYING TENNIS.
4. THE PROBLEM IS BEING SOLVED RIGHT NOW.
5. HE ST ILL HASN’T FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK.
6. HE DIDN’T WORK HARD ENOUGH.
EXERCISE SIX
1. I WOULD BE VERY WORRIED IF SOMEONE POINTED A GUN AT ME.
2. I’LL WRITE TO YOU WHEN I GET BACK FROM MY HOLIDAYS.
3. I STUDIED FRENCH WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL.
4. IF SOMEONE OPENED YOUR PRIVATE LETTERS, HOW WOULD YOU REACT?
5. THE TELEPHONE RANG WHEN I WAS HAVING A SHOWER.
6. I AM GOING TO STUDY VERY HARD FOR THE EXAM NEXT WEEK.
7. HE HAD A LOT OF TOYS WHEN HE WAS A CHILD.
8. I DON’T BELIEVE YOU.
9. SHAKESPEARE NEVER WENT TO INDIA.
EXERCISE SEVEN
1. GOING
2. WOULD
3. TOLD
4. BEEN
5. HAVE
EXERCISE EIGHT
1. TAKE US AT LEAST
2. IT DIDN’T MATTER TO
3. IF YOU HAD GONE
4. WASN’T USED TO MAKING
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5. SHE MAY NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD
6. HAD OUR CAR REPAIRED
7. NOBODY ELSE / NOT ANYBODY ELSE
8. THERE ARE HARDLY ANY TICKETS LEFT.
9. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PICK
10. THE SUGGESTION WITH CAUTION
EXERCISE NINE
1. HAD HE NOT GONE
2. SMOKING
3. SET OUT
4. HAD BEEN WORKING
5. UP
6. MAKING UP
7. THEM
8. EACH OTHER
9. EVEN THOUGH
10. SHALL WE
EXERCISE TEN
1. DEPRESSION
2. ENABLES
3. BREATHING
4. CONSIDERATION
5. HARMFUL
6. IMPORTANCE
7. DEMANDING
8. FITNESS
9. BUILDING
10. DIFFERENCE
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